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I have a 10 gallon Update International stainless pot and lid that has been drilled for electric (holes for sight tube, pid, element, inflow and outflow). The pot has a lid. It is the perfect size for 5 gallon batches, and I only boiled over once. After that, I learned to watch the wort and...

Hello. As the weather warms up here in Ohio and the empty bottles pile up in the basement my thoughts turn to putting a kegerator on my back deck. Ideally, I would like a two tap kegerator that is weatherproofed enough that I could leave it on the deck in the elements for the summer and then...

Hello, having received a grain mill for father's day, I plan on ordering some bulk grain as soon as I finish cutting my fingers to shreds fashioning a hopper out of sheet metal. I primarily brew Wits and Kolschs in the summer and am seeking opinions on whether I can cover both styles well with...

I have a Bitter finishing up in a week or so with Wyeast 1318, and am thinking about what to do with the yeast. Any thoughts on using it for Scotch 80? Thanks.

I bottled a Kolsch a little over three weeks ago. I fermented it at 60 degrees for 28 days, and then crashed it down to 40 for a week before bottling. My gravity readings were right on, so I am pretty sure it finished before bottling it. In any event, I put two in the fridge last night. The...

Got a wit finishing up this week and trying to plan what the next batch will be for that yeast. Any suggestions?

I have searched and been rebuffed. So I will ask the question - is there any reason why I could not carbonate Sprecher syrup with a soda stream machine?

Hey guys, taking my first shot at a Kolsch brewed with Wyeast 2565. Went in to the Better Bottle on April 7 with an original gravity of 1.044. Have it in the fermentation fridge at a steady 60 degrees. Yesterday, I took a gravity reading, not because I expected it to be done, but just to see...

Hello all. While the first brew on our new Brutus 20 electric system went really well, I did notice a much higher than expected boil off rate. When I was boiling in a turkey fryer I would boil off between three quarters and a full gallon in an hour. With the 5500 watt element, I boiled off...

Just received an order of grain from Austin and realized that I double ordered the base malt (pilsner) for the Brewing Classic Styles Kolsch. The recipe as written calls for 10.5lbs pilsner and 8 oz Munich malt. I now have 21 lbs pilsner and 8 oz Munich. I am thinking my best option is to get...

My buddy and I have spent far too much time over the cold winter months building a 240 volt five gallon Brutus 20 build. It incorporates a 5500 watt Camco element, single March 809 pump, far too many Bargain Fittings camlocks, a shell and tube heat exchanger, a bunch of electrical stuff I don't...

OK, so as I am punching holes in my shiny kettle, and begin wndering why I need to keep the analog thermometer in place if I will have a RTD mounted in the same kettle? I am constructing a two vessel, recirculating, Brutus 20 style system. My question is will the RTD/PID be adequate to monitor...

Hello, I am acquiring parts for a two vessel, 240 volt Brutus 20 system. While drinking up the last of the christmas ale on New Year's eve, my partner (the electrician) and I were debating how (or if) to monitor the temp of the mash in our cooler mash tun. So two questions. One, is it...

I cannabilized my old IC in order to construct a CFC for my new Brutus 20 build. At the end of the day, I got about 16 feet of usable pipe before it kinked too badly to straighten. The question, then, is this a sufficient length for a CFC or should I buy a new coil of tubing? Thanks in...

Hello to all, my buddy and I are putting together an electric two vessel system this winter. It will pretty much be a 240 volt Brutus 20 system for five gallon batches. We will be running one March pump. As we are collecting parts, I am trying to figure out if it is necessary to lay out the...

Hello, I am dipping my smelly toes into adjusting my water, and let me tell you, for someone who last took chemistry many, many moons ago it has been a struggle. I dumped my recipe into the EZ water calculator for the AHS Anniversary Blonde I plan on brewing this weekend. The values it...

Hello all. I had my first real disappointment this week. Let me explain my process and then ask the question. On February 20, I brewed AHS' extract Fat Tire clone. I did a full boil (but did not adjust the hops). I chilled the wort with an immersion chiller to 70 degrees in approximately...

OK, so this afternoon, I brewed Midwest's partial mash Cascade pale ale. Everything went fine, until I chilled the wort down, and got ready to transfer to the fermenter. At that point, I realized I had neglected to add the last oz of pellet hops at flame out. Figuring never up, never in. I...

I am planning on putting a sight glass and thermometer on my 10 gallon stainless boil kettle, and am debating whether to use two separate pieces or one of Bobby M's or Bargain Fittings combo kits. The positives I see in separate holes is the ability to mount the thermometer higher on the kettle...

Hello. I have posted a couple questions already and received some valuable help. As I find that I am gravitating to this site more and more, I thought I would do the mannerly thing and introduce myself if for no other reason than to prove to my wife that I do not completely lack for the social...